How to Describe Someone’s Character and Personality in English

Adjectives are used to describe someone’s character and personality.

Most people would consider the character traits described by the personality adjectives below to be “good” or positive. This is generally true, but remember that words are often used subjectively. For example, “determined” is shown here as a positive personality adjective, while “stubborn” is listed on the negative personality adjectives page, yet the meaning of both can be very similar. The choice of word sometimes says as much about the author as about the person being described.

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Words for Describing Someone’s Character and Personality

List of Words for Describing Someone’s Character and Personality

Ambitious
Assertive
Authentic
Brave
Calm
Charismatic
Cheerful
Confident
Conscientious
Cooperative
Courageous
Creative
Curious
Daring
Decisive
Dependable
Determined
Diligent
Diplomatic
Disciplined
Easy-going
Empathetic
Energetic
Enthusiastic
Fair
Faithful
Fearless
Focused
Forgiving
Friendly
Generous
Genuine
Good-natured
Gracious
Humble
Humorous
Impartial
Independent
Industrious
Innovative
Inspiring
Intelligent
Intuitive
Kind
Knowledgeable
Leader
Logical
Loyal
Mature
Modest
Motivated
Optimistic
Organized
Outgoing
Passionate
Patient
Persistent
Positive
Practical
Proactive
Professional
Punctual
Reliable
Resourceful
Respectful
Responsible
Self-assured
Self-disciplined
Self-reliant
Sensitive
Serious
Sharp
Sincere

Words for Describing Someone’s Character and Personality with Examples

Brave

It was brave of you to speak in front of all those people.

Calm

I tried to stay calm and just ignore him.

Gentle

Arthur was a very gentle, caring person.

Courteous

The staff is always courteous and helpful.

Creative

You’re so creative! I could never make my own clothes.

Hardworking

Those behind the proposition are a group of hard-working volunteers who want to improve Tucson.

Rude

I didn’t mean to be rude, but I had to leave early.

Unfriendly

The old man looked cross and unfriendly.

Unreliable

We could ask our neighbours to feed the cat, but they’re a little unreliable.

Lazy

He felt too lazy to get out of bed.

Stingy

She’s too stingy to give money to charity.

Insensitive

Companies that are insensitive to global changes will lose sales.

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